5 Awesome Western Games - Erin Plays 

Sunset Riders is such a classic! Wild Guns is highly underrated.

Thank you for mentioning Moo Mesa. That was one of my favorite Saturday morning cartoons as a kid. I didn't know they had a game thanks for the info, awesome video

One old school western game I remember playing on an NES emulator was Konami's "The Lone Ranger". Really fun game with some good variety. Also it loosely follows the plot from 1981's "The Legend of the Lone Ranger", a very underrated movie imo. Hi Ho Silver! Away! :D

I think Tin Star is an underrated gem. I love playing that game with the SNES mouse

Sunset Riders was one of the few arcade games I played in the early 90's. It was pretty mind blowing back then if I remember correctly (I was used to C64 graphics).

Sunset Riders! Oh man, the amount of loonies & toonies I spent trying to beat the game was absurd. Definitely one of my favourites. How I miss Funland Arcade in Toronto. Thanks for the reminder, I should play it again :)

I still remember renting Sunset Riders for the first time as a kid. Such a great game.

HOW is Tin Star for SNES not on this list!? Its cowboys, robots,and it even has quick draw shootouts for the bosses, one of them being a baby, and a train robbery level! It was one of my favorites for SNES as a kid! Awesome point and shoot!

Wild Guns is a great game because I like the wild west and sci-fi setting!

You're writing improves with every video. Sophisticated yet accessible.

What about Rocket Jockey from Action 52!? I'm surprised you didn't mention that one. It's obviously the best 😂😂

Yeah, Cowboys of Moo Mesa. Used to watch that show back in the day, noone else seems to remember it. Thank you for another great video.

Random fact, the NFL player Dak Prescott is actually named after Dakota Dude from Cowboys of Moo Mesa because his mum loved the cartoon so much, and he actually has a Dakota Dude tattoo. Funnily enough, of all teams he could have ended up on, he is the Quaterback for the Cowboys, which is pretty funny. I can't get my head around it even being someone's favourite 90s cartoon, let alone love it enough to name your child after one of the characters

I really appreciate the coverage of Cowboys of Moo Mesa, I loved the show as a kid. Now my kids play with all my old MooMesa figures: Moo Montana, the Cowlarado Kid, Dakota Dude, Geronimoo, and even the villains Boot Hill Buzzard and Saddle Sore (the scorpion dude)! My kids are so lucky.. How many 11year old boys are playing with Cowboys of MooMesa and Bucky O'Hare action figures in 2024?! Love ur vids Erin, thanks for sharing!

If you liked Wilds Guns, they made a sorta remaster of it a few years back called Wild Guns Reloaded. Its the same basic game but adds new characters and stages. And its up to 4 players! I dont know all the differences since I played the original way back but from what I can tell, its basically a redux version so worth checking out if you enjoy the original.

Sunset Riders… man I love that game. All the countless hours I spent at the arcade feeding that game quarters. That song… its one of those ear wigs that once it’s stuck in your head then it ain’t leaving.

Hi there. Lifelong resident of Buffalovania here. I'll be writing to my congressmen to propose that we change our state name IMMEDIATELY. Thought I'd have a lot more examples, but aside from games that are only tangentially Western, like Bastion and Borderlands, and a few that you mentioned in passing, like Lone Ranger and the Wild Arms series, I can only think of 2. The first is Great Battle 5, a Japan exclusive for the SNES, which starts out just like Wild Guns, except with Ultraman, Kamen Rider, one of the Gundams, and some other character I don't recognize; I'm told it becomes a Run & Gun later, but I'm so bad at Wild Guns I can't even pass the first stage. The other is Ganpuru, another Japan exclusive for the SNES, which is A Link to the Past, but with Cowboys, even going so far as to lift a few tilesets wholesale; the biggest difference, aside from the goofy tone and having guns instead of swords, is that the dungeons are built more for speedrunning than exploration, but if you're not into that, those elements can be completely ignored. Uh... Tinstar, I guess? I've played it, but I can't say I remember a thing about it, other than seeing it in magazine ads in the '90s.

Was hoping Gun.Smoke would be on the list and wasn’t disappointed! Great video!

I watched Cowboys of Moo Mesa as a kid. It was solid. The horror level looked really cool! Kinda surprised the spider guy wasn't the boss of that level. The grave digger looked cool enough. Nice cowgirl cosplay Erin!

The only one of these I played, was Sunset Riders. I played it back in the mid 90s on both the genesis(or Megadrive as I know it) and in the arcades. I really enjoyed it. I’ve seen that MooMasa cartoon but didn’t know there was a game.

Howdy, Erin! 🤠

I've watched "Cowboys of Moo Mesa" when it aired as part of ABC's Saturday Morning lineup.

There was a Moo Mesa cabinet at my local skating rink when I was a kid, most of my quarters were split between that and X-Men.

Cowboys of Moo Mesa is awesome I played the hell out of the arcade and watched the show. I remember a few years back when ScrewAttack had a convention, they had this arcade station there and I spent so much time reliving my childhood. Lol

The Lone Ranger on the NES, underrated Konami gold! As a kid, I loved it so much that I asked for it as an "end of the school year gift" from my mom and she accepted, so I could play it for all the summer. It became my favorite NES game, along Castlevania III and SMB3. It got 3 different perspectives during gameplay, all the cool Konami quality of the NES era (graphics/music/gameplay), it's quite long for a NES action-adventure game, it's challenging and even has cool plot elements. There's also that feeling of accomplishment when you beat the game, because it was so cool and demanding. The 3 last levels are quite elaborate for a 1991 game. At least, that's how it felt like as a kid back in 1991 when I finally killed the end boss. Totally worth it!

Thanks, Cowgirl! Sunset Riders was my fave. Loved playing it with my brother.🐄🐮🤠🔫🔫

Ikari Warriors was great. I still remember ABBA which if you tap the buttons when you die you ressurect.

Wild Guns' game mechanics are based on Cabal, and there's actually a western-themed "sequel" to Cabal - "Blood Bros." As good as Wild Guns is, BB has a better straight-up western flair. Gunsmoke was appropriately toned down for the NES and the town shops are a great addition, but I still prefer the challenge of the arcade version. Dying always means you have to start from the last checkpoint, so you can't overcome it with Free Play or infinite coins, either.

Haha that get up is awesome :) Gives me the vibe of Marty McFly's outfit in BTTF3 I really loved gunsmoke as a kid it was pretty challenging and I thought the music was awesome! And of course sunset riders is frickin amazing! *BURY ME WITH MY MONEYYY*

Gun.Smoke was one of my favorite NES games growing up!

Sunset Riders is probably one of my favorite games ever. I love the arcade version but I might actually prefer the SNES version as the gameplay feels more fast paced IMO. And I'm really bad at Wild Guns. I always get my ass handed to me in that game. Gotta get around to practicing that one more sometime.

Wild arms is so good and unique for a western setting cause it’s a western setting in a fantasy world

Gunsmoke was at a lot of arcades. I like your pink hat.

I'm totally with you on the part about shmups being better with characters instead of vehicles - not that I'm against vehicles in that genre, since it makes sense for the auto-scrolling. There were a lot of good games like that: Elemental Master, Phelios and Gynoug on Genesis, Dino Riki and Gun.Smoke on NES, etc. I also remember playing Sunset Riders on Genesis as a kid in summer of 1994. Those were fun times.

Love you, Erin ☺️ So fun to watch your RAD channel I'm up to date with your recent Videos 😎😊

Yeehaw, Erin, howdy. Those western games look awesome. I don’t think I ever played Gunsmoke but I want to. Those look good and I saw one of them through Mike’s streams.

ERIN!!!! YESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NICELY DONE as always... LOVE that you did a Western themed video! Really hoping you are able to do all the research necessary for a top 20 SEWER LEVELS. in the future.... We all would love to see that! Hope to catch one of your streams soon! 😇❤🙏

I used to watch Cowboys from Moo Meza. Very popular here in Latin America. And the videogame was very popular too. Great video

Howdy Erin! Thanks for this super neat western games video!

Looks like Rootin' Tootin' Shootin' fun Erin...and best of all, no annoying duck hunt dog!! Nice outfit btw.

Very well produced. I enjoyed the selection and the carefully constructed amount of detail you paid to explaining your experiences and thoughts on the games you had picked. 10/10.

"I meant Gun DOT Smoke" :-) I played this in the 80s and I'm not sure that I even noticed that dot. 2:25 That Old Guy.

Yo!!! I watched that cow cartoon and LOVED it! Completely forgot about it...... But..... More importantly... WHY HAVE I NEVER HEARD OF THE GAME?!?!

Man i watched Cowboys of Moo Mesa every Saturday. Loved that show!

Lone Ranger for the NES was underrated.

A howdy from Texas to y'all. I also play as Annie because I also wear a lotta pink....I like to feel purdy while tending the farm.

High Noon on Commodore 64. Loved that game as a kid. An undertaker would always drag the bodies of your enemies off screen.

Check out Darkwatch for the PS2. It's a western FPS where you play as a vampire and fight supernatural enemies.

Great video idea. I'm gonna share this to my brother. He's more of a gamer than i am at the moment.

When most people talk about "western" games, they are referring to western developed games. I love the play on words with this video. Smart.

Erin as a cowgirl - Redhead Redemption

Love Sunset Riders! Arcade is always my favorite, SNES is my preferred console version. I used to watch the Wild West Cowboys on Saturday morning, it was a very short lived cartoon. Did not know there was a game, I will have to seek it out. Thanks for this entertaining video.

Great video! Love the jacket and hat also! 🤠

I've never played the Moo Mesa game. It looks like a lot fun. I need to go see if I have the rom. Also, the RU-vid commenter bit was hilarious 😂

I feel like “Rootin Tootin” is criminally underused…. Thx for being it back.

There are some other classic arcade games that are Wild West themed. From 70s fare like Gun Fight, Boot Hill and Sheriff to 80s stuff like Tin Star, Wild Western and Iron Horse. There's also Bank Panic which is an interesting game where you defend a western town bank. Lethal Enforcers II was also wild west themed. Oh and of course Wild Gunman! Who can forget that! Also the Wild Arms series is a great RPG series with some futuristic wild west themes.

this was very cool to watch erin knows her stuff about retro gaming its interesting to learn about things from a fun personality like herself best wishes D

Howdy, My Lady! Great to see you back 'round these parts!! I reckon we missed ya!

Loved the video! Also your outfit is so cute I'm screaming

Excellent video Erin, keep up the excellent work. As far as western themed games, I think you named all the ones I know besides the Red Dead series.

Great video 👏🏻 never watched cowboys of moo mesa but spent many hours playing the arcade game while on holiday,good times

So I just found your channel, and I got to say you did nice work on this video. Just got yourself a new subscriber. Also as far as western games go, Gun and Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath on the original Xbox are both pretty good.

I love 16-bit music versions of western themes. Something about them just really stick out to me. The canyon level of King of the Monsters 2 has one of my all time fav 16-bit themes.

Wild Guns got an amazing remaster that you can get on Steam and modern consoles. Supports widescreen too and there's some extra characters and stages.

That hat is awesome Erin! Great video.

C.O.W. Boys of Moo Mesa is such an underrated franchise, and I'm glad to see someone not only mention it, but say good things rather than just bash it. The game has some strange color schemes. It's weird seeing Dakota Dude in pink.

Many thanks for the recommendations, I always discover a lot of good stuff with your videos. Sunset Riders is one of my favourite Run n gun games of all time. Btw, that jacket looks great on you and the hat is really cute. You would do an amazing Jessie from Toy Story cosplay. Cheers!

I saw the upload and clicked right away! Didn’t expect cowgirl Erin though! 😂

In Gunsmoke, you only have to tap for the normal gun and the magnum, the machine gun and I think the shotgun shoot turbo

I've been playing western themed games.🤠 And great list of games. The game I would like to try is Cowboys of Moo Mesa that's arcade game was never ported on home consoles like Arcade Archives, I know you can play it on PC anyway. Awesome video Erin.😉👍

Yeeehaw! Great video Erin!

Erin: "I could go on all day but I'd be udderly wiped out!" Me: "...Goddamn it! That was a good one!"

I spent hours and hours mastering Gun.Smoke. I loved it with the regular controller honestly.

The NES Advantage controller works great with Gunsmoke!

Wild Guns is a gallery shooter, it also got a nice update, with some added features for the PS4. "Gun" is also a good game on the PS2 and PSP. Great video there, Sheriff !!

Moo mesa was a cool cartoon. Too bad the game never had a port. You look cute with that hat 😊

Great video! I have never heard of Moo Mesa it does look awesome. Wild Guns Reloaded is brilliant. The Ninja Saviours: Return of the Warriors and Pocky and Rocky Reshrined made by the same people are also amazing.

Awesome video as always lady Erin 😀, first western game to me I played is Wild Gunman on Famicom is great too with zapper gun😍.

Holy cow. I had no idea there was a cowboys of moo mesa game. I remember seeing that show but can’t remember any details about it. The game looks fantastic. I need to play this. Especially if its got a reference to Hitchcock’s Psycho. I really hope this is on fightcade.

Has to be said..Erin rocks the cowgirl hat..😊 also another great video

awesome video erin!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunset Riders and Wild Guns are the best western games. Also Fivel Goes West on SNES was another great western game and Cowboy Kid is like a clone of Ganbare Goemon on the Famicom.

Bury me with my money. Sunset Riders is one of my favorite arcade-style games! SNES version was the first I played, so that's the one I'm partial to

Great video as always Erin! There is one thing I am surprised you didn't mention, though. Gun.Smoke was originally an arcade game, and some play mechanics are a bit different from the NES version, like having 10 stages instead of 6 like the NES version has, and 3 buttons, left and right, and also a straight shooting button. You had so much range in the directions you can fire in the arcade game, but since the NES only has two buttons for firing, that was toned down, and thankfully so was the difficulty. With Wild Guns, I heard it was inspired by Blood Brothers which is an arcade exclusive game, and I think was planned to get a SNES port, but plans fell through, so it became Wild Guns instead. I think that's how the story goes anyway. Blood Brothers may not have gotten a home release, but the game it's based on, Cabal, did get a release on NES. If you liked Wild Guns, Cabal is worth checking out, if for no other reason, for the goofy dance the player characters do when completing a stage, and which carried over to Blood Brothers. Thank goodness Wild Guns got a remake for PS4 and Switch because original SNES cartridges are expensive now! I have the Twin Galaxies record for Wild Guns by the way.

Thanks Erin this was great! Totally loved sunset riders when I was a kid

I think sunset riders on sega genesis is great because to be real, 4 characters was overkill since they took two characters that had a core gameplay and the other two feel like knockoffs. locking in place is awesome.

The arcade version of Sunset Riders is available for download on the Switch

Great video!

Highnoon (Commodore 64). I played it a lot back in the 80's. The cool little game.

The Oregon Trail... Now that's wild west material. You don't know the west till you've died of dysentery.

Been a old git at 53 one of my favourite western games was a arcade game called Boot Hill I thought it was great when I first come across it in 1977.

All great games! my list would include Mad Dog Mcree, West of Loathing, Gun, Steamworld Dig 2 and Red Steel 2.

West of Loathing is a really funny Western RPG where you try to thwart the cow-pocalypse. Seriously.

Great list and I think Lone Ranger and Wild Arms 1 are my favorites with the Western theme. Tengai Makyou IV is very Western and also very insane ❤

Yet my favourite is The Looone Ranger!

Wild Arms is abother good one. Very unique setting for a JRPG

YES. old west games are somehow treated VERY well on NES and SNES. me and my brother played Sunset Riders on the reg. the first video game I ever played actually was a western game. It was High Noon on Commodore 64.

I have never ever played Susnet Riders but I will give it a try. Also, you look so cute in that cowgirl hat

Iron Horse and Express Raider popped my cherry!

If Wild Guns wasn't on the NSO SNES app, I wouldn't know how awesome it is.